Fruit-gatherer.



N0 852,082. PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

A. A. SMITH. FRUIT GATHERER. PPLIGATION FILED AUG ASA A. SMITH, OFMALAG-A, NEW JERSEY.

FRUlT-GATHERER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented April 30, 1907.

Application filed August 10, 1906. Serial No. 330,016.

T0 a/ZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Asa A. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malaga, in the county of Gloucester, State of New Jersey,have invented a new and useful Fruit Gatherer, of which the following isa specification.

My invention consists of a device of novel and inexpensive constructionto be worn on the forearm and adapted for gathering fruit in aconvenient manner, provision being made for preventing injury to thewrist or sleeve of the person carrying the device and other details arepresented as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a fruit gatherer embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section of a portion on line yyFig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section of a portion on line ;r9cFig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a transverse section of a portion on line .22Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings: A designates a receptacle formed of sheetmetal or other suitable material having an open top, the portion ofWhich, at what may be termed the back of said receptacle, beingdownwardly cut away forming a recess as at B so as to permit the fullestfreedom of motion of the wristand of the hand of-the person using thedevice.

0 and D designate straps which are con nected with the receptaclerespectively near the upper and lower portions thereof and provided withbuckles or other suitable fas tenings, it being noticed that when theforearm is placed upon the back of the receptacle and the straps passedaround the same and fastened, the receptacle is carried by the forearmleaving the hand project above the base E of the cut away portion B andthe fingers free to grasp and pick the fruit and drop it in thereceptacle, it being seen that the mouth of the latter presents theadvantages of a scoop so that the fruit will be unfailingly receivedinto the same and prevented from dropping sidewise therefrom. Again, thewrist or wrist portion of the user occupies the space of the cut awayportion B and so permits greatest freedom of motion of the wrist at saidportion and of the hand in entering the mouth of the receptacle, whiledirecting the fruit in to the latter.

The portion of the back of the receptacle below the base E of the cutaway portion B is flattened as at F so as to conform to the contour ofthe adjacent portion of the forearm with which it contacts and present abroad surface for resting the forearm thereagainst. The base E of thecut away portion B is folded on itself so as to bring the cut or rawedge of said base below and thus remove it from liability to have thewrist contact with the same, the wrist as is evi dent, being adapted torest and work upon the top fold or bend of said base as most apparent inFig. 2. Moreover the strap C is secured to the receptacle by the loops Gwhich consist of properly cut or shaped pieces integral with thereceptacle, bent backwardly and downwardly and properly socured at itsouter terminal to the adjacent portion of the receptacle, thus avoidingthe presentation of cut edges of the loop at top, whereby as is evident,the proper portions of the wrist will rest and work upon the top fold orbend of said loops.

The strap 1) is secured to the receptacle by being passed throughopenings II in opposite places of the receptacle, the material of thelatter removed from the same to form said openings being bent inwardlyon itself, forming lips which rest upon the receptacle, thus reinforcingthe walls of said openings and accordingly strengthening the. same, andfurthermore presenting the bonds of said loops for the contact of said.straps which prevent cutting of the latter while avoiding thepresentation of cars or other projections to receive said strap 1) onthe back of the receptacle, where the forearm contacts with the same. itis also evident that the straps may easily be withdrawn through theloops G and openings H and replaced or renewed as required and that thedevice is simple, practical and inexpensive in its nature.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A fruit gatherer consisting of a recepta cle having a downwardlyextending recess in the upper portion of its rear and having inte gralstrap-securing means at the base of the recess, and a strap held by saidmeans, said means being bent down from said base presenting uncut bendsat top.

2. A fruit gatherer consisting of a receptacle having a downwardlyextending recess n the upper portion of its rear and having integralstrap-securing means at the base of the ICO recess, and a strap held bysaid means, the back of said receptacle belowsaid base being flattenedto conform to the contour of the contacting portion of the forearm:

3. A fruit gatherer consisting of a receptacle, the same having adownwardly extending recess in the upper portion of its rear, lips onthe wall of said recess, integral therewith bent on said receptacleforming loops, and a securing strap partly occupying said loops.

4. A fruit gatherer consisting of a receptacle, the same having adownwardly extending recess in the upper portion of its rear,

lips on the wall of said recess integral there- 15 pying said openingsand being adapted to 20 contact with the bends of said lips.

ASA A. SMITH.

WVitnesses:

JOHN DoNNELL, W. P. TURNER.

